Beginners

The solar system

• What is the surface of Mars like? Why does Venus glow in the dark? How do scientists explore faraway planets? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions and more in this colourful information book.
• Illustrated with stunning photographs and illustrations accompanied by short, informative text developed with reading experts.
• Includes carefully selected internet-links to exciting websites about the Solar System.

No Key Stage 1 classroom should be without the whole set.
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Reader reviews

A Great Series

This was the first of the Beginners Series that we bought for our 6 year old son. He loves looking through the pictures and reading about what different planets are like. We have now bought him several in the series and he enjoys looking at which book he is going to ask for next.

Amanda Kitching, 3 April 2012

Press & blog reviews

Tremendous visual appeal of a quality that is unmatched by other early reading series. No Key Stage 1 classroom should be without the whole set.

The Bookseller

The Usborne Beginners and Young Readers series are increasingly being recognized and celebrated as having both the production values, content, and visual and commercial appeal demanded by the home market, and also the clear structure supporting children's reading development that is desired by schools. In my opinion, the Usborne Beginners and Young Readers series are by far the most appealing and comprehensive reading development supports available, now offering a vast range of subjects.

The Bookseller

An excellent series. Carefully designed to appeal to early readers, the books have accessible vocabulary and easy reading text, clear pictures, a contents page, index and glossary - all excellent for helping children to learn to use books for research. Short chunks of text and plenty of pictures make these books really fun to read.

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